Marilyn Manson’s ex-accuser backtracks on rape allegations: ‘I was manipulated by Evan Rachel Wood into lying!’
Marilyn Manson’s former sexual assault accuser Ashley Morgan Smithline claims his ex Evan Rachel Wood was among those who “manipulated” her into make false rape accusations against the shock rocker. The 58-year-old ‘Personal Jesus’ singer – born Brian Hugh Warner – had been accused by Ashley, 38, of raping her while cutting her with a swastika-emblazoned knife and shoving his fist into her mouth during sex, with the model revealing her claims the ‘The View’ in June 2021 and entering a lawsuit against him. Her case was dismissed in January after she failed to find new legal counsel to represent...